Matthew Locke - Bott* • Gooding* • Robson* • King* • Agnew* • George* • Grant* • New London Consort • Philip Pickett – Psyche

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Label:	L'Oiseau-Lyre – 444 336-2
Format:	CD, Album Box Set
Country:	Europe
Released:	Oct 1995
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Baroque, Opera

Tracklist

	Psyche. English Opera In Five Acts
	Act One
1	Curtain Tune	1:54
2	Symphony Of Recorders And Soft Music	1:21
3	Song And Chorus Of Pan And His Followers: Great Psyche	2:50
4	Symphony Of Rustic Music With Cries And Notes Of Birds	1:40
5	Rustic Music For The Dance Of The Sylvans And Dryads	0:35
6	Song Of Echos: Great Psyche Shall Find No Such Pleasure As Here	3:01
7	Song Of Envy And The Furies: Envy 'gainst Psyche	1:57
8	Symphony At The Descending Of Venus / Song Of Venus: With Kindness I Your Pray'rs Receive / Symphony At The Ascending Of Venus	2:49
	Act Two
9	Song Of The Procession In The Temple: Let's To Apollo's Altar Now Repair	6:17
10	Dance Of Apollo's Priests With Cymbals And Bells	1:02
11	Chorus Of Priests: To Apollo Our Celestial King	0:33
12	Dialogue Of The Despairing Lovers: Break, Break, Distracted Heart
	Act Three
13	Dance Of The Cyclops	0:52
14	Song And Chorus Of Vulcan And Cyclops: Ye Bold Sons Of Earth / Dance Of The Cyclops	5:06
15	Song Of The Invisible Singers At The Treat Of Cupid And Psyche: All Joy	2:40
16	Consort Of Loud Martial Music	1:13
17	Song And Dance Of The Salii: Let Us Loudly Rejoice	3:27
18	Dance Of The Priests Of Mars / Praesul: While We To Mars	1:33
19	Symphony At The Parley Of Mars And Venus	1:11
20	Song Of Venus And Mars: Great God Of War	2:37
	Act Four
21	Song Of The Spirits And Chorus: Let Old Age In Its Envy And Malice	2:06
22	Dance Of The Statues	1:19
23	Song Of The River God: Stay, Stay, This Act Will Much Defile	3:01
	Act Five
24	Song Of The Furies And Devils: To What Great Distress	2:11
25	Dance Of The Furies	1:52
26	Song Of Pluto And Proserpine And Chorus: Refrain Your Tears	4:35
27	Symphony At The Descending Of Apollo And The Gods	1:11
28	Song With Symphonies Of Apollo And His Attendants: Assemble All	3:02
29	Song Of The Three Elizian Lovers: On Earth By Unkindness	2:09
30	Symphony At The Descending Of Jupiter, Cupid And Psyche	1:00
31	Dance Of The Elizian Princes	1:36
32	Song Of Mars With Warlike Chorus: Behold The God	1:52
33	Song Of Bacchus With Chorus Of Maenades And Aegipanes: The Delights Of The Bottle	1:52
34	General Chorus Of All The Voices And Instruments: All Joy To This Celestial Pair	0:52

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright © – The Decca Record Company Limited
Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall

Credits

Alto Vocals [Chorus] – Carol Hall (2), Caroline Trevor, Henrietta Meyer-Ravenstein*, Sally Bruce-Payne
Alto Vocals [Pyracmon, River God, Apollo, Invisible Singer] – Christopher Robson
Bass Vocals [Chorus] – Alan Ewing, Robert Evans (2), Roderick Williams (3), Stephen Charlesworth (2)
Bass Vocals [Envy, Second Cyclops Steropes, Bacchus] – Simon Grant (4)
Bass Vocals [Pan, First Cyclops Brontes, Pluto, Despairing Lover, Invisible Singer] – Michael George (3)
Bassoon [Curtal] – Penny Pay
Cello [Bass Violin] – Catherine Finnis, David Watkin
Cello [Bass Violin], Viol [Bass] – Richard Campbell
Composed By – Matthew Locke
Composed By [Instrumental Music] – Giovanni Battista Draghi
Conductor, Liner Notes – Philip Pickett
Cornett – Jeremy West
Cover [Painting] – Anthony van Dyck
Edited By – Jenni Whiteside
Engineer – Jonathan Stokes, Michael Mailes
Ensemble – New London Consort
Flute, Recorder – Elizabeth Stanbridge
Harpsichord – Janet Waterfield
Harpsichord, Organ, Regal – David Roblou
Libretto By – Thomas Shadwell
Liner Notes – Andrew Pinnock, Bruce Wood (2)
Liner Notes [German] – Anne Schneider
Percussion [Anvil], Cymbal, Bells – William Lockhart
Producer – Chris Sayers
Recorder – Catherine Latham, Jean McCreery, Pamela Thorby
Sackbut – Kenneth Hamilton, Paul Nieman, Tom Lees
Shawm – Keith McGowan
Shawm, Flute – William Lyons
Soprano Vocals [Chorus] – Helen Groves, Libby Crabtree
Soprano Vocals [Elizian Lover] – Helen Parker (3)
Soprano Vocals [Nymph, Despairing Lover, Elizian Lover] – Julia Gooding
Soprano Vocals [Venus, Proserpine, Nymph, Despairing Lover, Invisible Singer, Elizian Lover] – Catherine Bott
Tenor Vocals [Chief Priest, Fourth Cyclops Praesul, Despairing Lover, Invisible Singer] – Andrew King (5)
Tenor Vocals [Chorus] – Andrew Tusa, Simon Davies (3)
Tenor Vocals [Third Cyclops Harpes] – Julian Podger
Tenor Vocals [Vulcan, Mars] – Paul Agnew (2)
Theorbo – Tom Finucane
Theorbo, Guitar – Paula Chateauneuf
Timpani, Percussion [Anvil], Cymbal, Bells – Stephen Henderson*
Trumpet – Michael Laird (2)
Trumpet, Cornett – David Staff
Viol [Bass] – Mark Levy
Viol [Great-bass] – Peter McCarthy
Viola – Alan George, Annette Isserlis, Caroline Harrison, Trevor Jones (4)
Violin – Alison Bury, Lucy Russell, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Rachel Podger

Notes

Editions de L'Oiseau-Lyre
℗ 1995 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
© 1995 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
CD is made in Germany
Printed in Germany
Made in Germany
Recording: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, January 1994
102-pages booklet with libretto
Total timing: 76:57